Bowling Green State University-Main Campus (BGSU) vs Kenyon College

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus and Kenyon College, two distinct institutions of higher learning in Ohio, offer unique educational experiences for prospective students. Bowling Green, a public university, boasts a significantly larger student body and a higher acceptance rate compared to Kenyon, a private liberal arts college. While both universities offer a diverse range of academic programs, Bowling Green excels in fields like business, education, and health professions, while Kenyon is renowned for its strengths in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Explore the detailed comparison table to delve into further differences, including student demographics, graduation rates, and additional factors that may influence your college decision.

	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Kenyon College
Overview
Location	Bowling Green, Ohio	Gambier, Ohio
Campus setting	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	78.0%	91.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	78.7%	36.5%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $45 Graduate: $45
SAT range	1020 - 1210	1340 - 1500
ACT range	20 - 25	31 - 34
Students submitting SAT score	17.0%	25.0%
Students submitting ACT score	64.0%	28.0%
Total number of applicants	18,295	7,601
Total number of admissions given out	14,404	2,778
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,760	508
Yield rate	19.2%	18.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,189 Out of state: $34,177	$80,270
Average net price	$16,684	$38,927
Tuition	In state: $10,776 Out of state: $18,764	$63,060
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,170 Meal plan: $4,804	$13,310
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	96.0% Average amount $7,888	79.0% Average amount $32,553
Students receiving federal student loan	57.0% Average amount $5,305	26.0% Average amount $3,119
Students taking out private loans	10.0% Average amount $13,247	13.0% Average amount $3,894

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	14,465 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%	1,875 Men 45.6% Women 54.4%
Graduate students	3,180 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	11.3%	N/A
International students	4.0%	10.3%
Campus local/setting	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	5,911	1,868
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Ohio Michigan Illinois Indiana New York	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Health Professions Business Visual & Performing Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Visual & Performing Arts History
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	62.5%	86.5%
Dropout rate	13.3%	6.5%
Transferred out	23.0%	6.9%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $84,102 Year 3: $83,744 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $75,302 Year 2: $79,688 Year 3: $76,011 Psychology, General (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $62,772 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $75,005 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,793 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $74,656 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,119 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $74,156 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $65,131 Year 3: $71,653 Construction Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,158 Year 2: $62,154 Year 3: $70,152 Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,435 Year 2: $64,829 Year 3: $68,794 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,054 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $67,036 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $65,091	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,959 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $69,651 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,994 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $32,958 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,057 Year 2: $23,456 Year 3: $28,026 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,739 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,055 Year 3: N/A International/Global Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,334 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: N/A Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,841 Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: N/A History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,181 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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